Marks and Spencer will stop selling its vegetarian cauliflower steaks following backlash from the public – just days after launching.

The supermarket giant introduced the veggie steaks as part of a new vegetarian range and saw two slices of cauliflower and sachet of lemon and herb drizzle sold in a plastic container.

The new product was initially spotted on the shelves by Rachel Clarke from Manchester, who took Twitter to criticise the price tag and packaging, which is being sold at an introductory £2.

The veggie steak has an introductory price offer of around £2 (Image: Mirror Online/mirror.co.uk)

She highlighted that a whole cauliflower from a 'local veg shop' would be far cheaper, and that customers would get more for their money.

She told The Mirror: "I think the price point is too high for what it is, and this combined with the unnecessary packaging is just annoying.

"Food innovation is important and there are some great veggie/vegan products out there.

“However I think the retailers could try being more innovative in-store, encouraging customers to buy vegetables as they are, using recipes and encouraging adverts or if they do have to sell them pre-chopped - to consider alternative storage and packaging."